Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-41-1 (2026)
Legislative declaration
✓ current as of July 2026
It being essential to the fundamental philosophy of the American constitutional form of representative government and to the maintenance of a democratic society that public business be performed in an open and public manner, and that citizens be advised of and be aware of the performance of public officials and the deliberations and decisions that go into the making of public policy, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the State of Mississippi that the formation and determination of public policy is public business and shall be conducted at open meetings except as otherwise provided herein.
Laws, 1975, ch. 481, § 1, eff. 1/1/1976.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 24
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1983–2025 · leading case: Gannett River States Pub. Corp., Inc. v. City of Jackson, 866 So. 2d 462 (Miss. 2004).
Gannett River States Pub. Corp., Inc. v. City of Jackson, 866 So. 2d 462 (Miss. 2004). “This case involves the interpretation of two important state statutes, the Open Meetings Act, Miss.Code Ann. §§ 25-41-1 to -17 (Rev.2003), and the Mississippi Public Records Act, Miss.”
Hinds Cty. Bd. of Sup'rs v. Common Cause, 551 So. 2d 107 (Miss. 1989). “HAWKINS, Presiding Justice, for the Court: This case involves the Hinds County Board of Supervisors which was under a chancery court injunction to comply with the Open Meetings Act, Miss. Code Ann. § 25-41-1 , et seq., Ch. 481, Laws 1975, and the record reveals well over fifty…”
BD. OF Trs. v. Miss. Publishers Corp., 478 So. 2d 269 (Miss. 1985). “On September 20, 1983, Mississippi Publishers Corporation filed suit against the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning and the individuals of the Board in their official capacities, alleging that the Board had violated certain provisions of the Open Meetings…”
Burgess v. City of Gulfport, 814 So. 2d 149 (Miss. 2002). “The residents also requested that a stay be entered against the issuance of a tree removal permit to Mitchell and alleged that members of the Gulfport City Council had violated the open meetings law, Miss.Code Ann. §§ 25-41-1 to 25-4-17 (1999 & Supp.”
PERS v. Stamps, 898 So. 2d 664 (Miss. 2005). “Stamps argues, as she argued in the proceedings below, that the *677 hearing before the Disability Appeals Committee and the proceedings before the Medical Review Board violate the Open Meetings Law, Miss.Code Ann. §§ 25-41-1 et seq. Stamps's claim is misplaced because the…”
State Oil & Gas Bd. v. McGowan, 542 So. 2d 244 (Miss. 1989). “Any rules of regulations of administrative boards should provide no less access of the public to their proceedings and records than is afforded under these statutes. The chancellor's holding on this issue is affirmed.”
Mayor of Vicksburg v. Vicksburg Printing & Publ'g Co., 434 So. 2d 1333 (Miss. 1983). “We are here presented with our first opportunity to construe the Mississippi Open Meetings Law, Miss.Code Ann. §§ 25-41-1 et seq. (Supp.1982).”
Hayes v. Leflore Cnty. Bd. of Sup'rs, 935 So. 2d 1015 (Miss. 2006). “On April 17, 1998, he filed a petition for injunctive relief in the Leflore County Chancery Court against the Board and County under the Open Meetings Act, Mississippi Code Annotated Section 25-41-1, et seq. (Rev.2003) ("Open Meetings Suit").”
Miss. State Bd. of Nursing v. Wilson, 624 So. 2d 485 (Miss. 1993). “Open Meetings Act Wilson claims the Board of Nursing violated the Open Meetings Act codified in § 25-41-1 by declaring an executive session to consider his objection to the hearing and his motion to strike the charges brought under § 73-15-29(1)(h).”
Common Cause of Mississippi v. Smith, 548 So. 2d 412 (Miss. 1989). “, sued the Hinds County Board of Supervisors, and this suit resulted in the entry of a Consent Decree enjoining the Board from violating the Open Meetings *413 Act, § 25-41-1, et seq., Miss. Code Ann. (Supp.”
Am. Sand & Gravel Co. v. Tatum, 620 So. 2d 557 (Miss. 1993). “" See Miss. Code Ann. § 25-41-1 (1972). Specifically, the Tatums contended that DEQ violated this Act because it had failed to provide them with notice of the meeting and it had failed to "even give this cause the courtesy of being on the agenda.”
Mayor & City Council v. Com. Dispatch (Miss. 2017). “Miss. Code Ann. § 25-41-1 (Rev. 2010). The City takes the position that Section 25-41-1 “is a general statement of legislative policy and purpose.”
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